MOSELEY managed their first league victory over Pertemps Bees back in September and will be looking for their first double over their Midland rivals at Sharmans Cross Road tomorrow.

After last season's dalliance with relegation where safety was only secured on the final day of the season Moseley are looking an altogether more confident outfit this season and for the first time in history are probably going up against Bees as favourites.

A couple more victories should see them safe for another year Ð but coach Ian Smith is not really a win, lose or league tables man. He believes that if a team can get their performance right then points and league position will take care of themselves.

He said: "We are trying to be consistent. It is a question of getting our discipline right on the field and doing what we set out to do. If we can achieve that then the points will come."

Smith will be up against a new coaching team after Bees sacked director of rugby Ben Harvey this week leaving South African Andre Bester in charge which could see Bees playing his favoured pick and drive tactics with enough aggression to add a little spice to the encounter.

Smith said that one or two issues had been identified from the game against Nottingham and addressed.

Moseley have doubts about influential centres Jack Adams and Gary Trueman who both came off in the defeat by Nottingham last weekend and Smith said that the pair could be subject to late fitness tests.

He said: "Paul Arnold (second row) had 40 minutes last weekend which was good and James Rodwell (back row) had 80 minutes with Stourbridge seconds."

Rodwell was carried off with a damaged knee in the first match of the season at Nottingham but should be back in first team contention early in the new year. Prop Nathan Williams is also fit again.